Posts Tagged: live music

Habib Koit

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Hey music lovers! I found out after the Orchestra Baobab concert that we’d all been there…here’s another hot ticket. Habib Koité is here Tuesday at 8 pm. Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt are both fans – why not you? Take a look. Get your ticket and meet me at the Rio! One of my last.fm… Read more »

Santa Cruz street music

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Yesterday, after buying a sunflower at the downtown farmers’ market, I parked my bike to hang out and listen to the Zimbabwean marimba band. (Add “bouncing dorkily to traditional African rhythms” to the list of stuff white people like!) Normally I’d pass them by, finding the repetitive tunes extremely boring. Yesterday was different. I was tired and stressed. The music was medicine. The ringing harmonies resonated in my chest and got me breathing more deeply and smiling.